§ 347.9 — Trustees — appointment — terms of office

Iowa § 347.9

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IX: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Ch. 347: COUNTY HOSPITALS

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1. When it has been determined by the voters of a county to establish a county public
hospital, the board shall appoint five or seven trustees chosen from among the resident
citizens of the county with reference to their fitness for office. The appointed trustees shall
hold office until the following general election, at which time their successors shall be
elected, three for a term of four years and the remainder for a term of two years, and they
shall determine by lot their respective terms, and thereafter their successors shall be elected
for regular terms of four years each.
2. Upon approval of a majority of the current board of trustees, the board may reduce
an existing seven-member board to a five-member board. The board shall establish how to
reducethenumberoftrusteesontheboardandshallprovideforastaggeredelectioncyclefor
election to the five-member board, which election shall be for a term of four years. However,
the manner of reducing the number of trustees shall ensure that the current trustees on the
seven-member board may continue to hold office through the end of their respective terms.

Legislative History

[S13, §409-c; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §5355; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §347.9]